David goldsmith



(No Model.)

D. GOLDSMITH. TRUNK TRIMMING.

No. 540,734. Patented June 11, 1895.

WITNESSES E INVENTOR ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVlD GOLDSMITH," OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TRUNK-T-RIM'MING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 540,734, dated June 11, 1895.

Application fil d March 15,1895. Serial No. 541,872. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID GoLDsmrr a citizen of the United'States; residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trunk-Trimmings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in trunks and the like; and consists in the novel construction of the slat-clamps and binding, adapted to perform the double purpose of securingthe slats to the trunk and protecting the edges of said trunk.

The object of my invention is to provide an inexpensive, strong, effective and serviceable m'eans for securing the strengthening slats, commonly used, to the trunk, which means will also serve as a protection to the edges of the trunk.

My invention is illustrated by the panying drawings, in whieh Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trunk provided with my improved clamp and binding. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof a single-slat clamp with sections of the binding projecting therefrom. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a corner-clamp with sections of the binding projecting ,therefrom, and Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a detail.

Similar letters referto similarparts throughout the several figures.

A is the body of a trunk.

B is the trunk cover or top.

D1) are slats commonly used to strengthen the surfaces of the trunk. The ends of these slats DD are secured by the clamps EE and FF. The clamps EE are secured around the edges of the trunk, while the clamps FF are secured at and protect each corner of the trunk.

GG are binding strips adapted to lap around the edges of the trunk to protect the same from being bruised or battered. These binding strips GG project from the clamps EF and are formed integrally therewith.

To permit the slats DD to enter under the edges of the clamps EF, I provide offsets II in the said clamps, so as to raise the outer engaging portion of the clamp to a sufficient height to permit the said slat to be introduced under the said clamp, whereby it is securely held. Heretofore it has been customary to form separate binding strips and secure the accom ends of said strips under separate suitable ing torn off; second, the clamps being secured in the ordinary manner above described, to the trunk, assist in preventing the binding pieces from being displaced,and, thirdly, the fact that the binding does not extend under the said clamps does away with the necessity of chamfering the ends of the slats, which results in a saving of labor, and thereby, expense. In the illustration shown of the trunk in perspective, the slats at the end thereof are vertically attached. It is obvious that these slats may be arranged horizontally across the end of the trunk, and by providing the clamps along theedge with an extra pair of offsets, the said clamps may be thus adapted to engage the said horizontal end slats as well as the slats extending across the side. In a like manner the side slats may be vertically disposed. If desirable,- the binding strips GG may be separated at suitable points between the clamps, and at the point of sepa ration clasps HH may be provided to secure the ends of said binding strips to prevent the same from being bent ortorn away from the trunk. When no outside slats are utilized the ofisets may be dispensed with.

Having'thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is--- An outside trunk trimming consisting of clamps adapted to engage slats on the outside of the trunk, the slat-engaging portion of each clamp being ofiiset to admit the ends of the said slats thereunder, with the corner binding described projecting from and formedin- .tegrally with the said clamps, and with the supplemental clasps H, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

DAVID GOLDSMITH.

Witnesses:

R. O. MITQHELL, H. M. SKINNER. 

